One speculative explanation for British infantry confidence against cavalry is that experience of their own cavalry encouraged them to underestimate the arm. If British cavalry supplied a poor baseline, enemy cavalry might also have seemed less frightening. That perception could be misplaced when facing more capable opponents. The proposed connection remains an idea for debate.
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Could cavalry reputation shape infantry confidence?
A deliberately speculative explanation links British infantry confidence against cavalry to familiarity with their own cavalry's uneven reputation.